Civilization
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Amazing Treasures: 100+ Objects and Places That Will Boggle Your Mind
$24.00 Read moreExplore history, culture, geology, and the environment through treasures ancient and modern! Discover 100+ of the world’s most extraordinary man-made and natural treasures, objects and places.
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- Series: Our Amazing World #2
- Author: Long, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1912920506
- Language: English
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Tools of the Ancient Greeks: A Kid’s Guide to the History & Science of Life in Ancient Greece
$16.95 Add to cartTools of the Ancient Greeks: A Kid’s Guide to the History and Science of Life in Ancient Greece explores the scientific discoveries, athletic innovations, engineering marvels, and innovative ideas cre
- Series: Build It Yourself
- Author: Bordessa, Kris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0974934461
- Language: English
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Ancient Rome for Kids – Early History, Science, Architecture, Art and Government Ancient History for Kids 6th Grade Social Studies
$17.99 Add to cartWhat was life like in Ancient Rome? If your 6th grader has ever wondered what it’s like to live in the ancient times without technology, then this picture book should be read. Ancient history can be a… [more below]
- Author: Baby Professor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 15 2017
- ISBN10: 1541917820
- Language: English
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The Big History Timeline Wallbook: Unfold the History of the Universe–From the Big Bang to the Present Day!
$25.00 Add to cartThe perfect cross-curricular home-learning resource for children aged 6 – 14
Explore the story of the world from the Big Bang to the present day, in this unique fold-out timeline book that brings histo… [more below]
- Series: Timeline Wallbook
- Author: Lloyd, Christopher
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: September 05 2017
- ISBN10: 0993284728
- Language: English
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Europe in the High Middle Ages
$19.00 Add to cart“The Penguin History of Europe series… is one of contemporary publishing’s great projects.”–New Statesman
It was an age of hope and possibility, of accomplishment and expansion. Europe’s High Midd- Series: Penguin History of Europe (Viking)
- Author: Jordan, William Chester
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 382
- Publish Date: February 24 2004
- ISBN10: 0140166645
- Language: English
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Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty
$49.92 Add to cartDrawing on new archaeological evidence, an authoritative history of Rome’s Great Fire–and how it inflicted lasting harm on the Roman Empire
According to legend, the Roman emperor Nero set fire to his- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History #9
- Author: Barrett, Anthony a.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 10 2020
- ISBN10: 0691172315
- Language: English
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Hammurabi: A Captivating Guide to the Sixth King of the First Babylonian Dynasty, Including the Code of Hammurabi
$29.99 Add to cartExplore the Captivating History of Hammurabi
The story of Hammurabi is the story of forty-three years jampacked with conquest, temple and wall building, irrigation efforts, and lawmaking, but it’s also
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 114
- Publish Date: January 10 2020
- ISBN10: 1647482356
- Language: English
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Fifty Animals That Changed the Course of History
$19.95 Add to cart“Uncovers some of the most interesting stories of how animals … have impacted human civilization in economic, political, and industrial history. This is an original approach that links the biologic
- Series: Fifty Things That Changed the Course of History
- Author: Chaline, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 30 2015
- ISBN10: 177085634X
- Language: English
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Voltaire’s Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the West
$23.00 Add to cartWith a new Introduction by the author, this “erudite and brilliantly readable book” (The Observer, London) expertly dissects the political, economic, and social origins of Western civilization to reve… [more below]
- Author: Saul, John Ralston
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: July 02 2013
- ISBN10: 1476718962
- Language: English
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The Crooked Timber of Humanity: Chapters in the History of Ideas – Second Edition
$24.95 Add to cart“Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.”–Immanuel Kant
Isaiah Berlin was one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century–an activist of the intellec- Author: Berlin, Isaiah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 02 2013
- ISBN10: 0691155933
- Language: English
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The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code
$19.99 Add to cartIn the tradition of Simon Winchester and Dava Sobel, The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code tells one of the most intriguing stories in the history of language, masterfully bl
- Author: Fox, Margalit
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 15 2014
- ISBN10: 0062228862
- Language: English
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Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment
$46.58 Add to cartA compelling exploration of how our pursuit of happiness makes us unhappy
We live in an age of unprecedented prosperity, yet everywhere we see signs that our pursuit of happiness has proven fruitless.- Series: New Forum Books #70
- Author: Storey, Benjamin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: April 06 2021
- ISBN10: 0691211124
- Language: English
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Assyrian History: A Captivating Guide to the Assyrians and Their Powerful Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia
$29.99 Add to cartExplore the Captivating History of the Assyrian Empire
Located in modern-day Iraq, ancient Mesopotamia, the land between the great Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is where it all began. It’s the part of t
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 102
- Publish Date: January 10 2020
- ISBN10: 1647483247
- Language: English
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Before War: On Marriage, Hierarchy, and Our Matriarchal Origins
$27.00 Add to cartThe book Before War will change how its readers look at the world — by exposing the female roots of Western civilization. It draws on the evidence from anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, primato
- Author: Daeva, Elisha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 380
- Publish Date: May 29 2023
- ISBN10: 9798218214142
- Language: English
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Food in History
$18.00 Add to cartAn enthralling world history of food from prehistoric times to the present. A favorite of gastronomes and history buffs alike, Food in History is packed with intriguing information, lore, and startlin… [more below]
- Author: Tannahill, Reay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 10 1995
- ISBN10: 0517884046
- Language: English
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The Great Cities in History
$18.95 Add to cartToday, the majority of people in the world live in cities. The implications and challenges associated with this fact are enormous. But how did we get here?
From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotam
- Author: Norwich, John Julius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 290
- Publish Date: March 12 2019
- ISBN10: 0500292515
- Language: English
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Fire: A Brief History
$24.95 Add to cartOver vast expanses of time, fire and humanity have interacted to expand the domain of each, transforming the earth and what it means to be human. In this concise yet wide-ranging book, Stephen J. Pyne
- Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
- Author: Pyne, Stephen J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 12 2019
- ISBN10: 0295746181
- Language: English
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The Yoruba People: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Yorubas and Yoruba Mythology
$25.99 Add to cartLearn about one of the largest people groups in Africa!
The Yorubas are an interesting people with a rich cultural heritage that can be traced back to many centuries ago. The history of the Yorubas is
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 110
- Publish Date: January 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1637165587
- Language: English
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: An Extraordinary New Journey Through History’s Greatest Treasures
$20.00 Add to cartSUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER – From the award-winning historian and broadcaster comes an immersive, awe-inspiring tour of the ancient sites that kindle our imagination and afford us a glimpse into our shar… [more below]
- Author: Hughes, Bettany
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 0593686152
- Language: English
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The Devil: A New Biography
$32.95 Add to cart“Although the Devil still ‘lives’ in modern popular culture, for the past 250 years he has become marginal to the dominant concerns of Western intellectual thought. That life could not be thought or i
- Author: Almond, Philip C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 11 2014
- ISBN10: 0801453372
- Language: English
